At What Age Should Your Daughter Be Allowed To Start Wearing Makeup??

I'm a brand new bloggy mom who has 3 kids under 6 yrs old. I'm also a freelance makeup artist who runs a makeup and beauty blog as well.

My question up for discussion is this: My youngest is a girl and I'm already questioning when I should let her start wearing makeup (she's only one so I've got time!). I put makeup on teens when I'm hired to do so for occasions such as wedding parties like I show here along with products I use, but will it be totally different when it's my daughter who wants to wear it on a daily basis??

I'd love to hear your thoughts if you've already been through this issue with your own daughter!! "I'm a mommy with a makeup problem"

Thanks ladies!! Jennifer of JennySue Makeup

Tags: age, and, appropriate, makeup, teens

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Permalink Reply by Lisa (Modern Day Drover's Wife) on January 5, 2012 at 10:11pm

I have 7 kids. 4 girls and 3 boys (in that order). My girls = 13, 10 , 10 and 8yrs old.

Personally I would rather not let them wear make up until at least 16 yrs old. Having said that, they have occassionaly for fun and ONLY around the house, tried on my lipstick and a bit of eye shadow.

Young girls normally have perfect skin, so why glamour it up at such an early age?

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Permalink Reply by Christine Calvin on January 20, 2012 at 11:06am

I have two daughters, 13 (nearly 14) & turning 2 this month. For my oldest, I've used my own parents' rule as a guideline. At 13 she could wear mascara & lip gloss. I also let her wear powder foundation since she has acne. She started puberty very young (first bra at 8) so she looks older. When she's a little older she can add other things, but I don't have set-in-stone rules for things like that.